Request Date
05/11/2026
Deadline for Responses with Offer to Supply
05/26/2026
Deadline for Rebuttals to Offer to Supply
06/01/2026
Projected Completion Date/Effective Date
06/24/2026
Product Description
Certain Double Weave Polyester/Spandex Fabric HTS: 5407.52.20.40; 5407.72.00.15 Fabric Type: Woven – Double Weave Fiber Content (AATCC 20A): Polyester 88–92%, Spandex 8–12% Yarn Size Warp Yarn: 45-55 Denier/144 Filaments Semi-Dull Texturized + 15-25 Denier Spandex Textured Filament Weft Yarn 1: 45-55 Denier/72 Filaments Semi-Dull Texturized + 15-25 Denier Spandex Textured Filament Weft Yarn 2: 145-155 Denier/96 Filaments Semi-Dull Texturized Weave Type: Woven, Double Weave Dobby Thread Count (ASTM D3775): 66-72 warp ends × 70-78 filling picks Fabric Weight (g/m²) (ASTM D3776): 159 – 169 g/m2 Width (cuttable) (ASTM D3774) Metric: 124.5 – 139.7 cm English: 49 - 55 inches Stretch (%) (ASTM D3107) Warp: 20.4% (10%-30%) Weft: 18% (8% - 28%) Stretch Direction: Four-way stretch Finish (AATCC 197): Quick Dry (Wicking) Dye Type: Piece dye of various colors Shrinkage (AATCC 135): +/- 5% | Product Quantity
C | HTSUS Number
5407.52.20.40
5407.72.00.15 |
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements ("CITA") is considering Commercial Availability Request File Number CA2026001 for certain double weave nylon/polyester/spandex fabric, as specified below.
Interested Entities wishing to submit a Response with an Offer to Supply ("Response") must do so by the deadline of 11:59 P.M.(EDT) on May 14, 2026. Rebuttals to Responses are due by 11:59 P.M.(EDT) on May 20, 2026.
REQUESTED BY: Varsity Pro LTDA de CV, San Jose Villanueva, La Libertad, El Salvador.
SPECIFICATIONS: Certain Double Weave Nylon/Polyester/Spandex Fabric
HTS: 5407.72.00.60
Fabric Type: Woven – Double Weave
Fiber Content (AATCC 20A): 58–68% Nylon, 21-31% Polyester and 8–14% Spandex
Yarn Size
Warp Yarn: 65-70 Denier/48 Filaments Full-Dull Texturized +35 -45 Denier Spandex Textured Filament
Weft Yarn 1: 65-70 Denier /48 Filaments Full-Dull Texturized + 45 -35 Denier Spandex Textured Filament
Weft Yarn 2: 165-175 Denier /144 Filaments Semi-Dull Texturized
Weave Type: Woven, Double Weave Dobby
Thread Count (ASTM D3775): 66 - 72 warp ends × 55 - 60 filling picks
Fabric Weight (g/m²) (ASTM D3776): 232 – 242 g/m2
Width (cuttable) (ASTM D3774)
Metric: 124.5 – 149.9 cm, 137.2 cm cuttable
English: 49 - 59 inches, 54 cuttable
Stretch (%) (ASTM D3107)
Warp: 56.4% (45%-65%)
Weft: 26.4% (15%-35%)
Stretch Direction: Four-way stretch
Dye Type: Piece dye of various colors
Shrinkage (AATCC 135): +/- 5%
April 3, 2026, Solicitation for the purchase of the Socks, Black, Athletic will result with the intent of the Government to award two contracts – a 50% portion (Lot 0001) award and a 50% portion (Lot 0002) award. The RFP and proposed contract(s) will be issued as 100% Small Business Set-Aside. Only small business firms may submit offers for this acquisition. The Small Business Set-Aside will result in firm fixed price contract or contracts in accordance with FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items. The resultant contract will be an award of a 60-month contract consisting of five (5) 12-month price tier periods. Each tier shall be for a 12-month period.
All materials/components and manufacturing shall be Berry Amendment compliant.
See: SAM Notification.
The U.S. Space Force released updated dress and appearance guidance Jan. 13, formally introducing the design of its new service dress uniform and outlining the transition plan for the force. The policy, detailed in SPFI 36-2903, is a significant step in establishing the service's unique culture and visual identity.
Read more HERE.
According a January 14, 2026, report in Air & Space Forces Magazine "The Space Force put Guardians on notice to purchase the service’s new physical training gear uniform by the end of January."
Read more about these wool uniforms HERE.
The Space Force service dress coat will be polyester and Lycra wool blend.
REFLECTIVE FABRIC Nylon, Polyester and Lycra meet the following specifications:
REFLECTIVE NYLON 100% Polyamide fibers with reflective microspheres (25 washes) reflective microspheres coating with PU plastic adhesive
REFLECTIVE POLYESTER 100% Polyester fibers with reflective microspheres (25 washes) reflective microspheres coating with PU plastic adhesive
REFLECTIVE LYCRA 92% Polyester fibers 8% lycra with reflective microspheres (25 washes)
Screen Printing with reflective microspheres
Gird yourself for more than you ever wanted to know about medical compression textiles. But don't feel I'm putting you under pressure, it won't be on a test.
Note to the trade: post-surgery compression garments are not, generally duty-free as medical devices. This is significant, as the correct duty on these articles can be as high as 20% for girdles and 23.5% for corsets, even if they are post-operative garments. NOTE, these import duties can be avoided if you source from a country the U.S. has a free trade agreement with and you satisfy the agreement's yarn forward rule.
Some importers have tried, unsuccessfully, to take advantage of tariff heading 9021, which provides duty-free treatment for:
Orthopedic appliances, including crutches, surgical belts and trusses; splints and other fracture appliances; artificial parts of the body; hearing aids and other appliances which are worn or carried, or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disability.
Specially they have looked to Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S. classification 9021.90.81, which is a "basket" category, which catches anything in 9021 not more specifically provided in that heading.
They were not unreasonable in looking to 9021. Chapter 90 Note 6 states:
For the purposes of heading 9021, the expression 'orthopedic appliances' means appliances for:
(a) Preventing or correcting bodily deformities; or
(b) Supporting or holding parts of the body following an illness, operation or injury.
However, they have not been successful in getting Customs to agree.
For example, a company proposed classification at 9021.90.81 (duty-free) for textile knee and leg braces. Customs rejected that and classified them at 6307.90.9889, with rate of duty of 7%. They also proposed 9021.90.81 for compression gloves, but Customs said the correct classification is 6116.99.4800, with rate of duty of 18.8%. This ruling, N229875 (September 5, 2012) citing ruling HQ966874 (May 17, 2004), which stated:
[S]ubheading 9021.90 did not apply to items which "are nothing like either the hearing aids of the heading text or the listed examples in the Explanatory Notes. First, all of the appliances listed are precision electronic devices that actively compensate for the defect or disability. Second, all of the examples assist or replace the function of a failed organ.…"
In ruling N304769 (July 11, 2021), Customs addressed several post-surgery torso compression garments and classified them under heading 6212, which provides for "brassieres, girdles, corsets, braces, suspenders, garters and similar articles."
Some were classified at 6212.20.00, which provides for girdles, and has a 20% rate of duty. Others were classified at 6212.90.00, which provides for "other," with a rate of duty of 6.6%. The lower or higher duty was depending on whether the garment had the "structural characteristics of a girdle."
The question of what make a girdle a girdle has been the subject of rulings, and even litigation. In ruling H256542 (January 9, 2018) Customs looked to the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System Explanatory Notes (ENs). The ENs constitute the official interpretation of the Harmonized System at the international level. While not legally binding or dispositive, the ENs provide a commentary on the scope of each heading of the HTSUS and are generally indicative of the proper interpretation of these headings. See T.D. 89-80, 54 Fed. Reg. 35127 (August 23, 1989).
The ENs to heading 62.12, provide in pertinent part, that:
The heading includes, inter alia:
* * *
(2) Girdles and panty-girdles.
* * *
(7) Maternity, post pregnancy or similar supporting or corrective belts, not being orthopaedic appliances of heading 90.21.
Customs went on to state:
It is well settled that articles enumerated in heading 6212, HTSUS, each feature the unifying characteristic of providing support for the body or other garment. Victoria’s Secret Direct, LLC v. United States, 769 F.3d 1102, 1108 (Fed. Cir. 2014). This support for the body or other garments, constitutes the paramount function of the exemplars listed eo nominee in heading 6212, HTSUS. Victoria’s Secret at, 1108. The subheadings of heading 6212, HTSUS, focus the scope of the heading into distinct categories while retaining the unifying characteristic and paramount function of the overall heading. The subheadings at issue are contrasted by the least descriptive (subheading 6212.90.00, HTSUS) and the most descriptive terms (subheading 6212.20.00, HTSUS). In particular, subheading 6212.90.00, HTSUS, is a residual provision which provides for garments not otherwise specified elsewhere in heading 6212, HTSUS. On the other hand, subheading 6212.20.00, HTSUS, contemplates merchandise which is classifiable eo nominee as girdles and/or panty-girdles. Accordingly, garments which share the essential unifying characteristic, and paramount function of the overall heading while meeting the description of a girdle or panty-girdle are classifiable ejusdem generis with the articles of subheading 6212.20.00, HTSUS.
While the ENs to heading 6212, HTSUS, do not provide a definition of a girdle, both the Courts and CBP have addressed its meaning. The Ninth Circuit stated that: "[a] girdle may be defined as an undergarment that provides support and holds in the body along the lower torso, specifically, including the waist and hips." Riddell, Inc. v. United States, 906 F. Supp. 2d 1355, 1365 (Fed Cir. 2013); citing, HQ 957469, dated November 7, 1995, CBP defined a girdle as being: "[f]lexible, light-weight shaped corset, made partly or entirely of elastic… [a]n elasticized flexible undergarment worn over the hips and waist.").
CBP Informed Compliance Publication, Classification: Apparel Terminology Under the HTSUS (June 2008) page 15. "Girdles/panty girdles (6212) - are garments normally worn next to the skin, which are designed to mold the lower torso and sometimes legs. They are typically made with two-way stretch fabric or one-way stretch fabric with non-stretchable control panels, with or without garters. Panty girdles are girdles with a closed crotch, and resemble panties."
Similarly, in HQ 959284, dated October 29, 1996, CBP stated that: "A girdle is commonly understood as a garment which provides overall support for the lower torso- this would include the cinching of the waist to enhance the bosom, holding in hips, rear and thighs, holding up stockings (when garters are present) and providing for decency and hygiene when the girdle is also worn in place of panties."
The common factors found among the various definitions offered for girdles and panty-girdles is that these items are undergarments made up of elastic or stretchable fabric which provide body support to the lower torso, hip, waist, and thigh area.
Customs also ruled:
[T]he post-surgical nature of [the garment] does not preclude classification under subheading 6212.20.00, HTSUS. As EN 62.12 explains, post-pregnancy, supportive or corrective belts which are not orthopedic appliances of heading 9021, HTSUS, are classifiable in this heading. For example, in NY N014148 (August 10, 2007), CBP classified a 'post-partum girdle' as a girdle under subheading 6212.20.00, HTSUS. Likewise, in NY N004382 (January 8, 2007), CBP classified a 'maternity support garment' as a girdle under subheading 6212.20.00, HTSUS. By contrast, in HQ 964402 (May 24, 2002)…
Agathon Associates have been contacted by an apparel manufacturer in Guatemala seeking the following fabrics.
| FABRIC SPECS | | Need Q'ty in 2020 | until March 2020 | until June 2020 |
|---|
| Fiber content : | 87/13% Polyester/Wool 2 Layer Merino Wool | 7,000 yds | 3,000 yds | 4,000 yds |
| Yarn number : | Outside : 41s 70/30% Poly/Wool, Inside : 40s Polyester Spun | | | |
| Fabric : | Circular (Double Knit) | | | |
| Weight : | 230g/m2 | | | |
| Finished : | Wicking | | | |
| FABRIC SPECS | | Need Q'ty in 2020 | until March 2020 | until June 2020 |
|---|
| Fiber content : | 87/13% Polyester/Wool Thermawool | 6,000 yds | 3,000 yds | 3,000 yds |
| Yarn number : | 70s 70/30% Poly/Wool, Inside : DTY 100D/144F | | | |
| Fabric : | Circular (Double Knit) | | | |
| Weight : | 180g/m2 | | | |
| Finished : | Wicking, Pin Brush Insade | | | |
| FABRIC SPECS | | Need Q'ty in 2020 | until March 2020 | until June 2020 |
|---|
| Fiber content : | 57% EcoNyl Regenerated Nylon, 38% PA, 5% Spandex | 2,000 yds | 1,000 yds | 1,000 yds |
| Yarn number : | 152/70 Econyl Regenerated Nylon, 95/70 PA Covering Yarn with SP 40D | | | |
| Fabric : | Plain Weave with Spandex | | | |
| Weight : | 107g/m2 | | | |
| Finished : | N/A | | | |
| FABRIC SPECS | | Need Q'ty in 2020 | until March 2020 | until June 2020 |
|---|
| Fiber content : | 100% Polyester with a coated PU face | 1,000 yds | 500 yds | 500 yds |
| Yarn number : | DTY 150/144 | | | |
| Fabric : | Circular (Single Knit) | | | |
| Weight : | 240g/m2 | | | |
| Finished : | Pin Brush Inside | | | |
If you are interested in this business opportunity contact David Trumbull at david@agathonassociates.com and I'll put you in touch with the requesting company.
Agathon Associates have been contacted by an apparel manufacturer in Guatemala seeking the following fabrics.
| FABRIC SPECS | | Need Q'ty in 2020 | until March 2020 | until June 2020 |
|---|
| Fiber content : | 87/13% Polyester/Wool 2 Layer Merino Wool | 7,000 yds | 3,000 yds | 4,000 yds |
| Yarn number : | Outside : 41s 70/30% Poly/Wool, Inside : 40s Polyester Spun | | | |
| Fabric : | Circular (Double Knit) | | | |
| Weight : | 230g/m2 | | | |
| Finished : | Wicking | | | |
| FABRIC SPECS | | Need Q'ty in 2020 | until March 2020 | until June 2020 |
|---|
| Fiber content : | 87/13% Polyester/Wool Thermawool | 6,000 yds | 3,000 yds | 3,000 yds |
| Yarn number : | 70s 70/30% Poly/Wool, Inside : DTY 100D/144F | | | |
| Fabric : | Circular (Double Knit) | | | |
| Weight : | 180g/m2 | | | |
| Finished : | Wicking, Pin Brush Insade | | | |
| FABRIC SPECS | | Need Q'ty in 2020 | until March 2020 | until June 2020 |
|---|
| Fiber content : | 57% EcoNyl Regenerated Nylon, 38% PA, 5% Spandex | 2,000 yds | 1,000 yds | 1,000 yds |
| Yarn number : | 152/70 Econyl Regenerated Nylon, 95/70 PA Covering Yarn with SP 40D | | | |
| Fabric : | Plain Weave with Spandex | | | |
| Weight : | 107g/m2 | | | |
| Finished : | N/A | | | |
| FABRIC SPECS | | Need Q'ty in 2020 | until March 2020 | until June 2020 |
|---|
| Fiber content : | 100% Polyester with a coated PU face | 1,000 yds | 500 yds | 500 yds |
| Yarn number : | DTY 150/144 | | | |
| Fabric : | Circular (Single Knit) | | | |
| Weight : | 240g/m2 | | | |
| Finished : | Pin Brush Inside | | | |
If you are interested in this business opportunity contact David Trumbull at david@agathonassociates.com and I put you in touch with the requesting company.
On April 18, 2019, the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements published in the Federal Register
(84 FR 16243)
Request for Public Comment on a Commercial Availability Request Under the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement
SUMMARY: The Government of the United States received a request from the Government of Morocco dated March 14, 2019, on behalf of GOTTEX SWIMWEAR BRANDS LTD to initiate consultations under Article 4.3.3 of the USMFTA. The Government of Morocco is requesting that the United States and Morocco consider revising the rules of origin for women's or girls' swimwear to address availability of supply of certain knit fabric in the territories of the Parties. the USMFTA.
Comments in opposition were filed by:
Agathon Associates notes that the request from the Government of Morocco states that the third-country fabric that would be the beneficiary of the proposed modification will incorporate Lyrca® brand spandex produced in Ireland by U.S.A.-based manufacturer Invista. We fail to see the relevancy of this statement. If the rule of origin is modified to allow third-country fabric, the origin of the yarn in the fabric is irrelevant, and the yarn could be sourced from any of the many spandex manufacturers located in several countries. However, if the rule is not modified, and GOTTEX chooses to use fabric made in the U.S., the source of the yarn will also be U.S. -- from Invista, the sole U.S. producer of spandex -- due the requirement in the USMFTA that elastomeric yarn in the component that determines the tariff classification of the garment must be 100% originating in the region.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) requests information about possible changes to the Commission’s Standard for the Flammability of Clothing Textiles to expand the list of fabrics that are exempt from testing under the standard. CPSC is particularly interested in receiving information about the possibility of adding spandex to the list of fabrics that are exempt from the testing requirements. CPSC also would like information about the equipment and procedures specified in the standard and possible ways to update those provisions to reduce the burdens associated with the testing requirements ... READ MORE. Comments are due by June 24, 2019.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) requests information about possible changes to the Commission’s Standard for the Flammability of Clothing Textiles to expand the list of fabrics that are exempt from testing under the standard. CPSC is particularly interested in receiving information about the possibility of adding spandex to the list of fabrics that are exempt from the testing requirements. CPSC also would like information about the equipment and procedures specified in the standard and possible ways to update those provisions to reduce the burdens associated with the testing requirements ... READ MORE
The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) board of directors has voted to endorse the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The United States, Canada and Mexico signed the USMCA on November 30.
"On behalf of the U.S. textile industry, thank you to President Trump, Ambassador Lighthizer and the entire U.S. negotiating team for your hard work in getting USMCA done," said NCTO Chairman Marty Moran, CEO of Jefferson, GA-based Buhler Quality Yarns Corp.
"The new deal is better than NAFTA for the U.S. textile industry in many aspects and NCTO is pleased to endorse it," Moran added.
"NCTO was in continuous communication with U.S. negotiators during USMCA talks, urging them to preserve and enhance the North American textile supply chain, and the deal reflects many of NCTO's priorities," Moran finished as he noted U.S. textile-related exports to Canada and Mexico totaled a combined $11.8 billion in 2017.
"NCTO will begin educating Congress immediately on how USMCA is an improvement over NAFTA and assuming any implementing legislation is restricted to the terms of the agreement as negotiated, we will press for its passage in early 2019," said NCTO President & CEO Auggie Tantillo
USMCA improvements over NAFTA include:
- A standalone chapter for textile and apparel; NAFTA does not have a separate chapter covering textile and apparel rules of origin
- Stronger rules of origin for sewing thread, pocketing, narrow elastics and certain coated fabrics
- Fixing the Kissell Amendment loophole
- Stronger rules for customs enforcement
In 14 free trade agreements ("FTAs") the United States is currently a partner to, non-originating gimped yarn, or for that matter any non-originating article classified in Chapter 56 of the HTSUS, contained in a textile or apparel article of Chapters 50 through 55, or Chapters 57 through 63, does not disqualify an otherwise qualifying article from the benefits of the FTA. Although the texts of the agreements seem clear on the matter, there has been some question, particularly as it relates to DR-CAFTA.
On May 20, 2008, CBP issued letter N028235, ruling, "The non DR-CAFTA [gimped] yarns, used in the production of the hosiery, meet the terms of the tariff shift rule. Therefore [the hosiery articles] are entitled to a free rate of duty under the DR-CAFTA." On June 12, 2009, CBP published in Customs Bulletin Vol. 43, No. 24 a proposal to revoke that ruling and bring gimped yarn under the yarn forward rule. CBP received 18 comments and, in end, on January 27, 2010, published in Customs Bulletin Vol. Vol. 45, No. 5 that it was withdrawing the proposal. Subsequently, On May 7, 2014, CBP issued letter HQ H236917, ruling, again, that, "The hosiery at issue containing non-originating elastomeric [gimped] yarn qualifies as originating goods under the DR-CAFTA."
Since August 2006 Bahrain has been able to ship apparel and home textiles to the U.S. duty-free under the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement. In 2016, according to TRADE DATA FROM OTEXA, Bahrain shipped about 70 million square meters of textile products to the U.S. almost all of which was exempted from the general yarn forward rule under a generous tariff preference level ("TPL") provision. That provision has now expired and Bahrain is seeking short supply status from a wide variety of fabrics.
U.S. textile producers of the fabrics listed below need to let the U.S. government know that they oppose adding such fabrics to the Bahrain FTA short supply list. Agathon Associates can assist you in filing objections. Call David Trumbull at 617-285-6004.
On May 22, 2017, the Committee for the Implementation of Textiles Agreements published in the Federal Register (82 FR 23204) Request for Public Comment on a Commercial Availability Request Under the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement.
The Government of the United States received a request from the Government of Bahrain, submitted on March 23, 2017, to initiate consultations under Article 3.2.3 of the USBFTA. The Government of Bahrain is requesting that the United States and Bahrain ("the Parties") consider revising the rules of origin for certain knit and woven apparel to address availability of supply of certain knit and woven fabrics in the territories of the Parties. The President of the United States may proclaim a modification to the USBFTA rules of origin for textile and apparel products after the United States reaches an agreement with the Government of Bahrain on a modification under Article 3.2.5 of the USBFTA to address issues of availability of supply of fibers, yarns, or fabrics in the territories of the Parties. CITA hereby solicits public comments on this request, in particular with regard to whether certain knit and woven fabrics can be supplied by the U.S. domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner.
Comments must be submitted by July 21, 2017.
The fabrics subject to this request, according to the fabric number in the request and organized by specific apparel end-use, are:
Knit apparel classified in chapter 61 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS):
Fabric 26: Knit pile, looped fabric, 90% polyester and 10% elastomeric suede, yarn count: Brushed P105xP50D+SP40D, weight 300
grams per meter squared (g/m2), width CW57'', classified in subheading
6001.22 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 27: Knit fabric of polyester (85-97%) and elastomeric (5-15%), classified in subheading 6004.10 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 28: Knit fabric of polyester (45-60%), cotton (35-50%) and elastomeric (5-12%), classified in subheading 6004.10 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 29: Knit fabric of rayon (59-75%), nylon (20-37%), and elastomeric (0-10%), classified in subheading 6006.42 of the HTSUS; and
Fabric 35: Knit fabric of polyester (68-78%), rayon (19-29%), and elastomeric (0-8%), classified in subheading 6006.32 of the HTSUS.
Woven apparel classified in chapter 62 of the HTSUS:
Fabric 15: Bleached or dyed satin weave or twill weave fabric of at least 60% lyocell and up to 40% nylon, polyester, or elastomeric, that does not meet the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 2112 or ASTM 1506 protective standards, classified in heading 5516 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 16: Woven seersucker fabric of cotton, classified in subheadings 5208.42, 5208.52 or 5209.41 of the HTSUS; Fabric 17: Woven fabric of rayon (60-75%), nylon (30-35%), and elastomeric (1-5%), bleached, dyed, printed or of yarns of different colors, weighing 200-350 g/m\2,\ classified in subheadings 5516.91, 5516.92, 5516.93 or 5516.94 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 18: Woven fabric of rayon (50-84%), polyester (6-49%), and elastomeric (1-10%), weighing less than 225 g/m2, classified in headings 5408 or 5516 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 19: Woven fabric of polyester (50-65%), rayon (34-49%), and elastomeric (1-10%), weighing less than 225 g/m2, classified in headings 5407, 5512, or 5515 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 20: Woven fabric of polyester (51-65%) and rayon (35-49%), weighing less than 225 g/m2, classified in headings 5407, 5512, or 5515 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 21: 100% rayon woven fabric, classified in headings 5408 or 5516 of the HTSUS; and
Fabric 22: Woven jacquard fabric of rayon staple fiber, weighing 375 g/m2 or less, classified in subheadings 5516.13 or 5516.23 of the HTSUS.
Men's or boys' suits, ensembles, suit-type jackets, blazers, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than swimwear), classified in heading 6203 of the HTSUS; and women's or girls' suits, ensembles, suit-type jackets, blazers, dresses, skirts, divided skirts, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than swimwear), classified in heading 6204 of the HTSUS:
Fabric 1: Two-way stretch woven fabric of polyester (57-76%), rayon (18-37%), and elastomeric (1-11%), classified in subheading 5515.19 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 2: Dyed rayon blend herringbone twill fabric of rayon (65-75%) and polyester (25-35%), weighing more than 200 g/m \2\,, classified in subheading 5516.92 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 3: Two-way stretch woven fabric of polyester (50-85%), viscose rayon (13-47%), and elastomeric (1-10%), classified in subheading 5515.11 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 4: One-way stretch woven fabric of polyester (50-85%), viscose rayon (13-47%), and elastomeric (1-10%), classified in subheading 5515.11 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 5: Woven fabric of polyester (60-90%), rayon (10-40%), and elastomeric (0-6%), classified in subheadings 5407.52, 5407.53, 5407.61, 5407.69, 5407.72, 5407.73, 5407.92, 5407.93, 5512.19, 5512.99, 5515.12, and 5515.19 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 6: Woven indigo dyed fabric of cotton (95-100%) and elastomeric (0-5%), classified in subheadings 5208.39.6090 and 5208.39.8090 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 7: Cotton corduroy woven fabric, classified in subheading 5801.22 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 8: Polyester corduroy woven fabric, classified in subheading 5801.32 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 9: Dyed sateen woven fabric of cotton (93%-100%) and elastomeric (0-7%), classified in subheading 5209.39.0020 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 10: Dobby weave fabric of cotton (93-99%) and elastomeric (1-7%), classified in subheading 5209.39.0080 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 11: Dobby weave fabric of 100% cotton, classified in subheading 5209.39 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 12: Woven fabric of spun modal rayon (50-95%), filament polyester (5-48%), and elastomeric (0-5%), classified in subheadings 5516.12, 5516.13, 5516.22 and5 516.23 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 13: Yarn-dyed woven fabric of lyocell staple fiber (55-85%) and cotton (15-45%), classified in subheadings 5516.13 and 5516.43 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 14: Woven fabric of rayon (67-80%), nylon (15-35%), and elastomeric (2-6%), classified in subheadings 5516.22, 5516.23 and 5516.24 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 23: Two-way stretch woven twill fabric of cotton (85-98%) and elastomeric (2-15%), classified in subheading 5209.32 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 24: Two-way stretch woven twill fabric of cotton (63-73%), polyester (20-30%), and elastomeric (2-12%), classified in subheading 5211.43 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 25: Woven twill fabric of cotton (77-87%), polyester (12-22%), and elastomeric (0-6%), classified in subheading 5211.43 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 30: Woven twill fabric of viscose rayon (51-61%), cotton (34-44%), and elastomeric (0-10%), classified in subheading 5516.42.0060 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 31: Two-way stretch woven twill fabric of cotton (47-57%), rayon (36-46%), and elastomeric (2-12%), classified in subheading 5211.32 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 32: Woven fabric of cotton (92-100%) and elastomeric (0-8%), classified in subheading 5209.31 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 33: Woven sateen fabric of 100% polyester, classified in subheading 5407.69 of the HTSUS; and
Fabric 34: Woven twill fabric of polyester (40-50%), viscose rayon (38-48%), linen (3-13%), and elastomeric (0-9%), classified in subheading 5515.11 of the HTSUS.
CITA is soliciting public comments regarding this request, particularly with respect to whether the fabrics described above can be supplied by the U.S. domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner. Comments must be received no later than July 21, 2017.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements ("CITA") has determined that certain two-way stretch polyester/rayon/spandex twill weave fabric, as specified below, is not available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in the CAFTA-DR countries. The product will be added to the list in Annex 3.25 (short supply list) of the CAFTA-DR Agreement in unrestricted quantities.
Specifications: Two-way Stretch Polyester/Rayon/Spandex Twill Weave Fabric
HTS: 5515.11.00
Fiber Content: 69-75% polyester; 20-26% rayon, 2-8% spandex
Warp: Plied polyester/rayon staple with spandex filament
Filling: Plied textured polyester filament with spandex filament
Thread count: 47.2-51.2 warp ends per linear cm (120-130 warp ends per linear inch); 35.43-39.37 filling ends per linear cm (90-100 filling ends per linear inch)
Fabric weight: 194 to 206 grams per meter squared (5.7 to 6.1 ounces per square yard)
Finishing process: Softened
Coloration: Piece dyed, yarn dyed, bleached and printed
Performance Criteria
Dimensional Stability/Shrinkage (AATCC 135): +/-3%
Colorfastness to Laundering (AATCC 61): >/= 4.0 color change; >/= 3.5 staining for light colors (3.0 for dark colors)
Colorfastness to Crocking (AATCC 8): >/= 4.0 dry; >/= 3 wet for light colors (2.5 for dark colors).
Note: The yarn size designations describe a range of yarn specifications for yarn before knitting, dyeing and finishing of the fabric. They are intended as specifications to be followed by the mill in sourcing yarn used to produce the fabric. Dyeing, finishing and knitting can alter the characteristic of the yarn as it appears in the finished fabric. This specification therefore includes yarn sizes provided that the variation occurs after processing of the greige yarn and production of the fabric. The specifications for the fabric apply to the fabric itself prior to cutting and sewing of the finished garment. Such processing may alter the measurements.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) is considering Commercial Availability Request File Number 209.2017.04.03.Fabric.ST&RforMedline for certain cotton shirting fabrics, as specified below.
Responses are due by 11:59 P.M. (EST), April 17, 2017. Rebuttals to Responses are due by 11:59 P.M. (EST), April 21, 2017. If an Interested Entity wishes to submit a Response with an Offer to Supply, or provide a Rebuttal to a Response, please note the following:
SPECIFICATIONS: Two-way Stretch Polyester/Rayon/Spandex Twill Weave Fabric
HTS: 5515.11.00
Fiber Content: 69-75% polyester; 20-26% rayon, 2-8% spandex
Warp: plied polyester/rayon staple with spandex filament
Filling: plied textured polyester filament with spandex filament
Thread count: 120-130 warp ends per liniear inch (47.2-51.2 warp ends per linear cm); 90-100 filling ends per linear inch (35.43 - 39.37 filling ends per linear cm).
Fabric weight: 194 to 206 grams per meter squared (5.7 to 6.1 ounces per square yard).
Finishing process: Softened
Coloration: piece dyed, yarn dyed, bleached and printed.
Performance Criteria:
Dimensional Stability/Shrinkage (AATCC 135): +/- 3%
Colorfastness to Laundering (AATCC 61): >/= 4.0 color change; >/= 3.5 staining for light colors (3.0 for dark colors)
Colorfastness to Crocking (AATCC 8): >/= 4.0 dry; >/= 3 wet for light colors (2.5 for dark colors).
NOTE: The yarn size designations describe a range of yarn specifications for yarn before knitting, dyeing and finishing of the fabric. They are intendd as specifications to be followed by the mill in sourcing yarn used to produce the fabric. Dyeing, finishing and knitting can alter the characteristic of the yarn as it appears in the finished fabric. This specification therefore includes yarn sizes provided that the variation occurs after processing of the greige yarn and production of the fabric. The specifications for the fabric apply to the fabric itself prior to cutting and sewing of the finished garment. Such processing may alter the measurements.
On November 16, 2015, the Government of the United States received a request from the Swimsuit Commission Corporation ("SCC"), that the United States and Morocco consider revising the rules of origin for certain women’s and girls’ swimwear to address availability of supply of certain printed and piece-dyed warp knit fabrics of polyester or nylon fibers classified under HTSUS subheading 6004.10 containing between 3 percent and 41 percent elastomeric yarns, in which the elastomeric yarns were engineered for chlorine resistance, which the SCC alleged cannot be supplied by the U.S. and Moroccan industries in commercial quantities in a timely manner.
Public comments in opposition were submitted by Agathon Associates, Darlington Fabrics, Elastic Fabrics of America, McMurray Fabrics, and the National Council of Textile Organizations and The American Fiber Manufacturers Association.The Government of Morocco submitted comments in favor of the request.
After approximately 15 months of ongoing engagement between the petitioner and U.S. domestic mills, the government posted this week on the otexa.trade.gov website the finding of "Indications that commercial availability exists." No further action on this request is expected.
On April 15, 2016, the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements published in the Federal Register
(81 FR 22238)
Request for public comments concerning a request for modification of the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (USMFTA) rules of origin for pants, skirts, jackets, shirts, and casual dresses made from certain woven fabrics.
The Government of the United States received a request from the Government of Morocco, submitted on March 9, 2016, and updated on April 1, 2016, on behalf of CROSSING to initiate consultations under Article 4.3.3 of the USMFTA. The Government of Morocco is requesting that the United States and Morocco (``the Parties'') consider revising the rules of origin for pants, skirts, jackets, shirts and casual dresses to address availability of supply of certain woven fabrics in the territories of the Parties. The President of the United States may proclaim a modification to the USMFTA rules of origin for textile and apparel products after the United States reaches an agreement with the Government of Morocco on a modification under Article 4.3.6 of the USMFTA to address issues of availability of supply of fibers, yarns, or fabrics in the territories of the Parties. CITA hereby solicits public comments on this request, in particular with regard to whether certain woven fabrics can be supplied by the U.S. domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner.
- Fabric 1: 100% lyocell classified in subheading 5516.11 and 5516.12 of the HTSUS;
- Fabric 2: Lyocell/cotton classified in subheading 5516.41, 5516.42, and 5516.43 of the HTSUS;
- Fabric 3: Cotton/polyester classified in subheading 5210.49 and 5211.42 of the HTSUS;
- Fabric 4: Cotton/polyester/elastane classified in subheading 5210.49 and 5211.4210 of the HTSUS;
- Fabric 5: Corduroy with cotton classified in subheading 5801.22 of the HTSUS; and
- Fabric 6: Corduroy polyester classified in subheading 5801.32 of the HTSUS
Comments must be submitted by May 16, 2016
On April 15, 2016, the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements published in the Federal Register
(81 FR 22237)
Request for public comments concerning a request for modification of the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (USMFTA) rules of origin for certain women's pants made from certain woven fabrics.
The Government of the United States received a request from the Government of Morocco, dated March 9, 2016, on behalf of MODALINE HOLDING to initiate consultations under Article 4.3.3 of the USMFTA. The Government of Morocco is requesting that the United States and Morocco (``the Parties'') consider revising the rules of origin for women's pants to address availability of supply of certain woven fabrics in the territories of the Parties. The President of the United States may proclaim a modification to the USMFTA rules of origin for textile and apparel products after the United States reaches an agreement with the Government of Morocco on a modification under Article 4.3.6 of the USMFTA to address issues of availability of supply of fibers, yarns, or fabrics in the territories of the Parties. CITA hereby solicits public comments on this request, in particular with regard to whether certain woven fabrics can be supplied by the U.S. domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner.
- Fabric 1: 45%-52% polyester, 45%-52% rayon, 1%-7% spandex woven synthetic bi-stretch fabric, classified in subheading 5515.11 of the HTSUS;
- Fabric 2: 60%-68% polyester, 29%-37% rayon, 1%-7% spandex woven poly-viscose fabric, classified in subheading 5515.11 of the HTSUS;
- Fabric 3: 31%-37% viscose, 17%-23% polyester, 17%-23% cotton, 13%-19% wool, 5%-11% nylon, 1%-6% spandex woven herringbone fabric, classified in subheading 5408.33 of the HTSUS;
- Fabric 4: 94%-99% virgin wool, 1%-6% spandex, twill stretch flannel reactive dyed fabric, classified in subheading 5112.11 of the HTSUS; and
- Fabric 5: 89%-95% polyester, 5%-11% spandex printed and solid woven polyester crepe fabric (with filament yarn size of 120D + 40D*120D + 40D and a construction of 175*104), classified in subheading 5407.61 of the HTSUS.
Comments must be submitted by May 16, 201
On April 15, 2016, the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements published in the Federal Register
(81 FR 22236)
Request for public comments concerning a request for modification of the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (USMFTA) rules of origin for dresses, skirts, blouses and tops made from certain woven fabric.
The Government of the United States received a request from the Government of Morocco, dated March 1, 2016, on behalf of ARYANS to initiate consultations under Article 4.3.3 of the USMFTA. The Government of Morocco is requesting that the United States and Morocco (``the Parties'') consider revising the rules of origin for dresses, skirts, blouses and tops to address availability of supply of certain woven fabric in the territories of the Parties. The President of the United States may proclaim a modification to the USMFTA rules of origin for textile and apparel products after the United States reaches an agreement with the Government of Morocco on a modification under Article 4.3.6 of the USMFTA to address issues of availability of supply of fibers, yarns, or fabrics in the territories of the Parties. CITA hereby solicits public comments on this request, in particular with regard to whether certain woven fabric can be supplied by the U.S. domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner.
Fabrics: 87%-93% cotton/5%-9% polyester/2%-4% elastane woven fabric, classified in subheading 5209.42 of the HTSUS.
Comments must be submitted by May 16, 2016.
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